25th GP Eddy Merckx - 1.2

Belgium, August 29, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

The podium
Photo ©: AFP Photo

Photography

Images by Delphine Page/www.cycling-photos.net

Brad Mcgee (Fdjeux.com) warms up - what's on your iPod?
Brad McGee's Lapierre TT rig - 50km/h standing till
Ivan Basso (CSC) warms up
Bobby Julich (CSC) rolls out to the start. Paired with Jens Voigt, Julich finished second.
Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) rolls out after his warm up, ready to race - and caffeinate!
Angel Gomez and Juan Coba (Saunier Duval-Prodir) vanish into the distance
Tony Bracke (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) gives team-mate Marc Streel some space in a corner
Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) gets the chance to show off the German TT champion's colours
Stijn Devolder (US Postal) seems to have lost someone
T-Mobile's Mario Aerts and Bram Schmitz power along
Thomas Dekker and Koen De Kort (Rabobank) - giant killers!
Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) was very happy with his win

Images by AFP Photo

The podium - Jens Voigt/Bobby Julich (Team CSC, 2nd), Thomas Dekker/Koen De Kort (Rabobank) and Jens Voigt/Bobby Julich (Team CSC, 2nd)

Results - 43.9 km

1 Thomas Dekker/Koen De Kort (Ned) Rabobank                                 52.35 (50.079 km/h)
2 Jens Voigt (Ger)/Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                               0.20
3 Uwe Peschel/Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                0.26
4 Erik Dekker (Ned)/Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                              0.40
5 George Hincapie (USA)/Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service           0.52
6 Marco Pinotti/Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                2.00
7 Tom Boonen (Bel)/Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 2.08
8 Axel Merckx/Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo
9 Rik Verbrugghe/Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Domo                           2.23
10 Bert Roesems/Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Bodysol-Brustor
11 Roger Hammond (GBr)/Ben Day (Aus) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                 2.29
12 Stijn Devolder/Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service-Berry Floor  2.32
13 Bradley McGee (Aus)/Fabien Sanchez (Fra) FDJeux.com                       2.33
14 Bart Voskamp/Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf         2.49
15 Christophe Moreau (Fra)/Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Credit Agricole             3.11
16 Marc Streel/Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     3.17
17 Andy De Smet/Erwin Thijs (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans
18 Ivan Basso/Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    3.37
19 Mario Aerts (Bel)/Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile                             3.55
20 Angel Gomez/Juan Coba (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          3.59
21 Steven De Neef/Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                 4.06
22 Jan Kuyckx/Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                      4.31
23 Lars Bak/Allan Johansen (Den) Bankgiroloterij                             4.34
24 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr)/Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnag      5.15

Past Winners

2003 Michael Rich/Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
2002 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun)/Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step
2001 Erik Dekker (Ned)/Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank  
2000 Lance Armstrong (USA)/Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal
1999 Marc Wauters (Bel) and Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
1998 Abraham Olano (Spa) and Jose-Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
1997 Abraham Olano (Spa)
1996 Chris Boardman (GBr)
1995 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1994 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1993 Chris Boardman (GBr)
1992 Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1991 Erik Breukink (Ned)
1990 Frans Maassen (Ned)
1989 Sean Yates (GBr)
1988 Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1987 Eric Vanderaerden (Bel)
1986 Charly Mottet (Fra)
1985 Eric Vanderaerden (Bel)
1984 Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1983 Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1982 Daniel Willems (Bel)
1981 Knut Knudsen (Nor)
1980 Knut Knudsen (Nor)
 
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com